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Hennessy Capital Group LLC 4

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Hennessy Capital (HCIC) Sponsor Buys 671,000 Shares

What Happened HC VIII Sponsor LLC (the registrant's sponsor and a 10% owner) acquired 671,000 Class A ordinary shares as part of private-placement units on 2026-02-06 for $10.00 each, a $6,710,000 cash outlay. The filing also reports an acquisition of 1,782,086 derivative shares on 2026-02-04 at $0.00 (these are Class B/other founder-type shares or rights). The $6.71M purchase is a cash purchase of private-placement units (generally considered a bullish/commitment signal versus a sale).

Key Details

  • Transaction dates: Feb 4, 2026 (derivative/Class B acquisition, code J) and Feb 6, 2026 (private placement purchase, code P).
  • Purchase price: 671,000 shares at $10.00 each = $6,710,000; 1,782,086 derivative shares reported at $0.00.
  • Shares held after these transactions (reported by Sponsor): 2,453,086 total interests (671,000 Class A from the units + 1,782,086 Class B/derivative interests).
  • Footnotes of note:
    • F1: The 671,000 shares are included in private-placement units (each unit = one Class A share + a right to receive 1/12 of a Class A upon a business combination).
    • F2: Sponsor is the record holder; Hennessy Capital Group LLC is Sponsor’s manager; Daniel J. Hennessy and Thomas D. Hennessy are managing members and may be deemed beneficial owners.
    • F3/F4: The Class B ordinary shares convert into Class A shares one-for-one upon the initial business combination (no expiration) and some Class B shares were issued via a share dividend.
  • Filing date: Form 4 filed 2026-02-09 covering the Feb 4 and Feb 6 transactions.

Context

  • These transactions are by the Sponsor (a 10% owner/institutional affiliate), not an unrelated independent executive; sponsor purchases and founder-class shares are common in SPACs and reflect capital commitment and structural ownership rather than routine open-market insider trading.
  • The derivative/Class B shares reported at $0 represent founder shares/convertible interests that typically convert into Class A shares at a business combination; they are not a cash purchase.